Miraculous Kidnapped au, opposites attract

Chapter 22

Chats pov: it's been 3 days since marinette found that photo of her classmate, she's been distracted and seemingly upset ever since.
"Come on mari, you gotta have dinner," I'm trying to encourage the girl curled in my lap, we're on the couch watching tv with Kim. "I'm not hungry chat." She says softly, I stayed home from school thursday and friday because marinette has almost completely shut down and I'm worried for her.
I know it's because she found out one of her closest friends was an illusive super villain of Paris. And I'm really worried about how she will take adrien being chat noir.
"Please mari you need to eat, we're taking you back to the warehouse soon to discuss returning you to normal life, isn't that something to look forward too," I'm trying to bring her hopes up, "how do I know I can trust who anyone really is back there, even you, chat, won't tell me who you are." She looks up at me with round blue tired eyes. I look over at Kim and he just stares back at me. He thinks I shouldn't tell marinette who I am, but I'm planning on doing so when I take her back to the warehouse. Maybe that will lift her mood. "Please eat marinette, you haven't eaten since breakfast." I'm pleading at her. And her mood changes.
"Only because your asking me very nicely chat." She says flicking my bell. "Thankyou marinette, you'll feel better after a nice meal. I just have to heat it up now, sorry." I laugh relieved , "don't worry dude I got it. I'm gonna hit the sack now anyway," kim gets up going to the kitchen. "Why do i feel like no one really cares that I'm gone chat." Her voice starts to crack, and I can tell she's holding back tears. I lift her up so she's no longer laying on my lap and she straddles me sitting. I can see her watery eyes, and I kiss each one. Her eyelids flutter shut as I gently place my lips on them. "Of course they care, but marinette if I hadn't done what I did... . You would never have talked to me as chat, and you wouldn't accept me as my civilian form." She sighs looking down and I can tell she's deeply troubled so I place my hand on her cheek and lift her head up towards me, she leans into it and says "I'm happy I know you kitty, I just wish you wouldn't have taken me against my will. I want us to work which is why I said I would try." She looks forward coldly, "But after you get your money," she utters the word money extremely bitterly, "we won't be able to see each other again. Will we." She's looking at me as the first tear falls off her face. "Just wait m'lady." I whisper kissing her tear and teasing the rest of her face with kisses until she's softly giggling, "stop it chaaat, that tickles." She's laughing now for the first time in days and as Ive pushed her back onto the couch, I'm on top of her securely, Then I get a tap on the back. "Make sure she eats it." Kim says warmly. He's grown to enjoy the girls company and somewhat cares for her. Marinette pushes me off her, "Thankyou Kim, I'm feeling a lot better now." She says smiling and takes the plate from his hands. Im happy to watch her eat as we follow an intense movie. Before Kim leaves marinette starts "I'm pretty sure you hated me when I first came here didn't you," she asks carefully looking behind her at Kim, "Yea pretty much little lady." He says, "I'm happy you don't anymore, I count you as a friend." She smiles and starts on her food again. "Of course." Kim smirks.
"I remember a certain deal kitty cat. About when marinette first came here." Kim's says, Oh no, here we go I think to myself "you broke the promise on how marinette wasn't allowed to leave your room. And anyone that breaks a promise must make up for it." He has an ear to ear grin forming, "what do you want this time Kim." I say jokingly sarcastic. "I think I should be allowed to go on a date tomorrow night." He catches me off guard and I look at him dumbfounded, "you have a date?" I say confused. "Congratulations." Marinette says happily finishing off her meal. I think for a second, "Fine, you can go. But I'm gonna need you all next week when we take marinette back." I look down at the girl, she's looking at me. "Yep, gotcha." Kim says as he leaves for upstairs

Marinettes pov:
As Kim goes upstairs, I abandon the empty plate and lean against chat again, he wraps an arm around me. I can't help but beg in my head that we work out, I've only known him for 3 weeks but I trust him with my life. I've grown close to him and I think.. I think I might love him.

After around 40 minutes the movie ends i hear a muffled purring which makes me caught off guard. Where's it coming from? I look up at chat and I see him drifting off, and that's where the purring is coming from. He's adorable while he sleeps, and he's mumbling but very quietly and I can't understand. I reach across and grab the remote, switching the tv to the news it's around 7 when an interesting title plays at the bottom. "Tribute for her" I whisper out loud,
"it's been 3 weeks yesterday, that marinette dupain-Cheng was abducted from her family home, back to you Nadia, how is the tribute for the missing teenager marinette?," it's.... it's for me! And I feel warm all over.
"It's going good, even through the cold temperatures, family, friends and even strangers who don't know her are gathering around the Eiffel Tower asking for her safe return from the villain chat noir." My parents and alya appear on screen. Behind them all my friends from school, except adrien. "Why isn't adrien there?" I ask hurt out loud. "My daughter marinette, if you are watching this know that me and your father won't stop looking for you," alya butts in "we will find the monster responsible and bring him down girl," she's wrong, he's not a monster. "The black cat has struck before but he's taken a step too far this time." Nadia finishes speaking and the other news girl starts, "how amazing everyone can unite together for this wonderful girl. That cold hearted cat will be found out soon enough and justice will be served." She finishes, "No! He's not cold hearted." I yell at the tv. I'm crying again and I'm so confused, I'm extremely happy that they are holding a memorial for me and they haven't given up, but I can't stand to see my caring chat be talked about like that.
A warm hand rests on my shoulder, "marinette, their right. I am a monster to them." Chat Says coldly behind me. I turn around furious. "No! Their wrong, they haven't met you chat. They don't know how loving and gentle you can be." Tears fall down my face as I place my hand to his, he leans into it gently, purring again. "Purrincess, to them I'm the bad guy. I do illegal things that aren't good," his green dangerous eyes flash at me. 3 weeks ago I would have been frightened, but now I know he would never hurt me. He switches the tv off, "bed time my precious," chat says softly as he rises. And I follow him out of the room tiredly.
He takes me to bed and lays down next to me, "Don't worry marinette, you'll see them again soon." Chat whispers as I fall asleep to the sound rumbling from chats chest, "I love it when you purr kitten." I mumble just before I black out into nothingness.